Delivery apparatus for printing-presses.



No. 812,923 PATENTED FEB. 2Q, 1906.

S. G. GGSS. DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED PEB,10,1900.

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APPLICATION FILED $313.10. 1900.

6 SHEETS-SHEET Z 1 812,923. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

S. G. GOSS.

DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTZNG PRESSBS.

APPLICATION FILED F2310 1900:

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,LIIfE'EEES .MLEFL N6. 812,923. PATENTED FEB. 20, 19%. S. G. GOSS. DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSBS.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 10. 1900.

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DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION HLED r115. 10.1900

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No; 812,928. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

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DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

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APPLIGATION FILED FEB.10.1900.

U Nilllil) SilAilES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL o. ooss, or ornoxoo, HiLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO GOSS PRINTING moss coma-my, or cnioAo-o, ,niunois. A oonronnronor ILLI- NOIS.

To (all whom if may r'rmvvcrn:

Be it known llmi I, SAMUEL G. Goss, a citizon of the l'nilml Slz 1los,rosiding at Chicago,

of tlicmultiplc typo, and is espccinllv npplivnhlc to presses hnving a plurnlity'ol' sets of printing nivchnnism plncml one above another and arranged in he driven sy11chrononsly or scpnralcly.

()no of the objects of my invention is toprovide for collecting shoots from dill'erent \vchs after they have received one or more transverse folds and afterward giving the last fold to said shoots after they have been so collected. The advantage of this arrangement is that where a newspaper or pamphlet is printvd in two or more sections all the sections of the paper after separately receiving their preliminary folds are finally folded together. so that they can be. handled as a sin 19 paper, but nevertheless are readily sepnmgle without their being unfolded.

r Further objects of my invention are to provide a construction which will admit of the operation above described and which wiii also rmit webs or sheets from different ion} itu inal folders to be collected before the list transverse fold is made, to provide for separate or conjoint use of a plnralityof sets or delivery op status, and for various .a r'-.

rangements am operations of deliverp op ratus opereted in connection with a p uml ity of sets of printing mechanism constructed and arranged to operate together or'sep arate ly so that papers of various sizes and maile'up of combinations of various webs maybe pro-' duced. v T

In the accompanyin drawings, Figure)! is an end view of part 0%8. print ng-press, the cylinders, some of the drivin mechcnisin and the and of the press-frame eing removed to better illustrate the. delivery appni-otiis.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a part of ono of the sets of delivery ap mratus, Fig. 3 is a. disgramlnatie view I ustrating certain of the.

ways in which the webs can be os'sembled.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showirg difi'crontlars Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10,1900- Bm-hl Fa. 4,740.

frame, as best shown in Fig'. 6." Each of said with the two DELIVERY APPARATUS Fora PRINTING-Possess.

Batented Feb. 20, mos.

mngcments that may be made. 5 is a partial end view of a press embodying my invention; iind Fig. 6 is a. side elevation there of, some parts being in section; v V

Referring to the drawings, 5 indicates the frame of a printing-press, and 6 7 longitudi-I nnl folders 'orformers mounted one above another therein. The former 6 operates in conncctioii with an n r set of print'i nrech anism A, mounts m the frame SIM ile the former 7 operates in connection with o lower set of p'rintmgmechnnism B,1nounted-iri said sets of irinting mechanism consists-of two l'onn-cy indcrs a a b bf, tvvo impression-cyL- indors a. 0. 1; b, and suitable mki -cyln1 dors and rollers of the usual form or the-yo: form-cylinders. The cylinders of each set ofr printing mechanism are geared to be operated synchronously, intermediate ears 0 d being provided for that urpose; iho genre; whlch'is mounted'on :1 st b-shaft; so as to slide thereon, meshes with the gear ofl the c linderb and with a portionoffihe gear? :2, vi ink is a differential gear, asshown in 1' Fig. 6. The ear (I in turn meshes with $116180 gear of the cy inder a, so that the two sets 'of'printing mechanism maybe connected to run in unisoh :8' movingthe gear cinto mesh jacent gcars mentioned. a moving the gear 0 outonitsshafl; untd it disongoges SBld us the two setsof printing mechanism are isconnocted and ma.y bo op orated separately, as hereinafter described.

The former 6 is-"rpvided. at its "apex with rollers 8 and at its rise with c. roller 8', both 0 of which rollers are driven from the prmti mechanism with whichg'thcqformer is us i For example the rollers '8 :of' former, 6 are driven frorn tihejnidng cylinder-n"of press-A o g t o fg mr b s a as a, shaft Bevel gearaa a3;- ara ofi'tfl,

fog carriedfby thd'rollor 8'. The gestfifll and a" areon thesslin shaft,i the latterbemg outsidoitho press frathe an the'fm'mer inside. Ono oariof each train, 'as ocnd a", is made corn ofin support, so thatthe-rolh 05 t e sn w i -disarming @pprintn:

together i the she! way, and they are also ormn ingmcchanism. The formeriis rovided at l collecting-cylinder 12 to collect sheets nnd o its apex with rollers 9 and at its use with a roller 9', both driven from ress B. This is accom ilished as follows: E indicates a main drives raft which extends transverse] relatively to the press and carries a pulev or fast and loose pulleys c, by which it is driven from any suitable source of power. Said shaft carries a gear (not shown) which meshes with the gear of cylinder b for driving said press B, and it also carries a bevel-gear e, which meshes with a bevelear I), mounted on a shaft 6, which extends longitudinally of the press and'carries a inion b at its other end, the latter driving t re rollers 9 through gears b. b. b, b. b, b", b, and b. The roller 9' is driven from shaft 1) through gear and "ear 5, which meshes with it. the gear 6 eing connected with a bevel-gear b on the same short shaft, the latter in turn meshing with a bevel-gear b". slidable on the lower end of a vertical shaftb". so as to move into and out of mesh with gear 6". Near the upper end of shaft b" is a bevel-gear b", w nch meshes with a bevel-gear 5., which in turn drives )iIllOllS b, b. and b. the latter being carried bv the roller 9'. v The shaft 6" is also arranged to'drive the rollers S and 8, it being provided at its upper end with a bevel-gear b", movable on said shaft to en age or d isengagebcvehgear a". as shown in igs. 5 and 6: but this is not claimed herein. as. broadly. it forms the snbject-matter of another a plication. Set Aof printing rnechfanism is r irectly connected to the mam driv- J ingshaft E, so that it may be operated separatcly from set B by a vertical shaft- F. driven from shaft E by bevel-gears e'f, mounted on shafts E and F. respectively, the ear r bein arranged to slide into or out of mesh with gear], as shown in F ig. 5. At its upper end the shaft F carries a bevel-gear j, which meshes with a similar gear-f, mounted on the shaft of cvlinder a, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6. While the shaft. F. with its connections. is intended primarily for driving press A when pres B is to remain idle. obviously it may also be used to couple the two presses together.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that either set of \rintrng mechanism A or B may be driven a one or the two sets of rinting mechanism may be coupled toget er to operate in unison.

Each set of irinting mechanism is provided with aset o delivery apparatus which is ada ted to operate in unison therewith and is I. riven therefrom. 10 indicates a cornbined cutting. collecting. and loldirn cyliin der. which forms a part of the set of delivery apparatus of the lower set of printing meclramsm and cooperates with a cutting-cvlindcr H to sever the lower web transversely into sheets. The cylinder 10 cooperates with a Ill Fig. 2.

also to conduct them from the former T to a pair of folding-rollers l3, driven in the usual way and arranged in proximity to the cylinder 10. For the purpose of cll'cctin; the lirst transverse fold the cylinder 10 carries a folding-bladc H, operated by suitable uicchan ism of any well-known type to thrust sheets properly into the bite of the folding-rollers 13. The cylinder it: also is provided with the usual impaling-pins for carrying the lead ing end of the we i partly around said cylinder.

So far as that portion of the set of delivery apparatus thus far described is concerned it, separately considered. has heretofore been patented to me and is not herein separately claimed. It will be sullicient for present urposcs to state that the web passing down rom former 7, by which it receives its lon itudinal foli thence pas es around cylini er I! to the cylinders 10 it, between which it )asses its lcadin end bcin im )alcd by the i Y E h pins and carried by said cylinder into osition to receive its first transverse old. When the center of the sheet, which is severed from the web by the knives carried by the cylinder 11, arrives opposite the meeting line of the folding-rollers 13, the foldingblade 14 acts to thrust the doubled edge of said sheet into the bite of said rollers. which seize it and carry it between said rollers, mal ing the first transverse fold. Where no collecting is neces ary. as where eightage pa- ,pers are to be produced, the eylirn er i0 is irovided with two folding-blades. as shown Where collecting is to be done, as is usually necessarv in printing sixteen-p papers. one of the folding-blades of the cvlinder til is silenced or entirely removed, as shown in Fi 1. In collccting.certain sheets are carried back and superposed on the web, as follows: The sheet to be superposed is severed at its rear margin froru the web by the action of one of the knives of the cutting-cylinder 11. At this time the severed sheet extends half-way aroimd the cylinder 10. The sheet then passes back over guides 17 to cylinder 12, where it meets and is associated with the third succeeding sheet, the latter being as yet nnsevered from the web. The assembled sheets then as together under cylinder 12, between cylinders 10 and 12, where the unsevcred sheet is severed from the web, and thence up artl around cylinder 10, where they are old together transversely between rollers 13 by the folding-blade 14.

I5 indicates tapes which are arranged be low and partly around the cvlurder and serve to guide the web around said cvlinder. 16 indicates similar tapes arranged above andaplartly around the cvlinder 10 to guide the ects around said cylinder.

l7 indicates gun! a arranged below the lower portion of the tapes 16 to strip support the sheets passing from the cy inder to the cylinder 12.

18 indicates a seri of tap'es'runningon 5 rollers 19 2 20-21 and t eloweriolding-roller.

l3, siiid rollers being arranged so that the upper silrfae'es of the tapes hun'substentially in e horizohtal plane from said rollers 13. 22 iridicates tapes arranged above and in 10 jugitepo's'i tion to the tapes l8, 'said'tspes 22 running 'onrollers 23 24,the'roller'24 being 8 nil22in the direction indicated 1n L l'they are in a positionnpon y the folding-blade 26 Su'iteiile hi'ehe'nisni (not'shown) 18 provided for opcret ing thel folding blade 26 at the proper ifne', so thatiss the sheets are brought 3o are properly folded. Such operiil' ee' anism inx-pgreserit inventiorimin d may be of any suite fem; so that itkis hot deemed necesf. hcjuipp'er set' of printing mechanism s provide 'iivithja set of delivery apparatus siniila'r to that just described, thecorres 0nding pr nts of which are numbered-win the eor'i" spp'nding prime-numbers, with the except q l thetthe tapes of the upper delivery I a'ppiiretus, lwlnch extend from the sidingrplefglsf tp'the folding hleide 26 are arfn gedgsomewha t differently from the tapes e 69 22 being erran ed to run n t 'ejupfir"fdlding-roller 13 an the roller 3 ,'wliile the ta"esl8' run on rollers 19', 2',

. ZQQ end 21. e delivery appemtus conwhich on i'ollers 32; The-'rollrs'32 are ncantend he upper portions of the rst transverse fold at.

es. not form a part c t theupperforrne'r 6 is provideded on the shaft 29, which carries the switch 28. The rollers 33, 34, and 35 are suitably mounted in theirame of the pross,.the roller 34 being mounted on a shaft 37, carried by rockin arms 38, as shown in Fi s. 1 and 2. The re ers 36 are mounted on a sl iaft 39, carried bye swingin arm 40, pivotally support ed'in the freine 0 the press.

41 indicates a second set of tapes, which cofiperate with the set of tapes 31 to form a pet to conduct sheets from the folding-rollers 13 to the tapes 18 and 22 of the lower set 1 V of delivery apparatus or to the collecting-cyl- V Said tapes/1'1 are run on the rollers 13 33 35 and rollers 42, 43, and 44. The rollers 42 are mounted inder- 10, as may be desired.

on a shaft 45, carried by the swinging arm] 40, which is suitably bifurcated 'to support the shafts 39 and 45 in parallelism and in proximitv' to each other, as shown in Figs, 1

.and 2., The roller 44 is carried b swinging arms 50, mounted 111 the frame 0 the press,

es shown in Fig. 1. 46 indicates a, iguide adapted. to guide sheets from the rol ers 36 and 42 when in the position shownin Figs. 1 and 2 to the upper;

surfaceoi the collecting-cylinder l0.

47indicetes -a uide adapted. to conduct sheets from the ro lers 36 42 to the rollers 21.

24whensaid-rollers36 42 are inthe position showri'in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

48'indicates the web from the lower former 7, and 49 the web from the upper former 6.

The operation" of the zwperetus as thus far described is'as follows: deliver the product frmnthe uppcrand lower ien it is desired to setsof printing mechanism separatelypthe Web 49 after passing over the former 6 is conductedaround the cylinder I 2' between the cnttin -bylinders' 10' 11 and the sheets are either olded separately or collected and fold lflmisprovided with two in ing-blades, as already described, each of which is operated by a. p'ropriate mechanism of any suitable well- 'nown type to project the folded edge of the sheet into the bite-of the rolls-r313, after which the folded sheet asses between the ta 18- 22 to the foh lug-'hhtde 26, where it receives a second fold. For this operation the. switch28 is turned down out of operative position.- The web from the lower set of printing mechanism after passing over the former 7 is treated in the same we by thee-lower set efdelivery apparatus. "v hen "it is desired til-associate t e sheets printed by both sets ofrintin mechanism the switch 28 is move into t e position shown in'Fig, 1, its upper end extending slightly above the tepcs 22.. The sheets received by zthe foidin rollers '13 are thereby deflected and' 'eeuse to pass down between the adjacent surfeces o the tapes 81 411:0 the guide cd.- When folded separatel the cylinder IIO shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. This is acratus of the former 7; Fig. 4 illustrates a 65 complishod by simply swinging the arm to the loft and adjusting the arms 38 and to maintain the tapes at the requisite tension. From the guide 47 the shoots pass between rollers it and ll. where the meet the sheets coming from the lower cutting and collecting devices which ha \'c received their tirst transverse fold at tho rollers IE. it will tlms be seen that when the sheets from the two printing mechanisms are-assembled both have al ready received a transverse fold. The are then conducted together to the folding mechanism 26, where the together receive the second fold. If it he desired to collect from the two sets of irinting mechanism without first cutting am folding? the sheets from the upper set of printing mechanism, both folding-blades of the cylinder 10 are silenced and the cuttin -bladcs ol' the cylinder ll are removed. he leadin end of the web is then passed around thelower folding-roller l3 and down between the tapestil 4| to the rollers 36 42, which are then in the position shown in Fig. l and in full lines in Fig. :2.

i The web than asses over guide 46 to the up per surface 0 the cylinder 10, thence between said cvlinder and tapes l6 over-guides 17 to the cylinder 12, where it meets the web from the former 7 a'ndis then cut, folded, and delivered with said web.

In Fi sJIi and 4 I have illus rated several modified arrangements for securing the assembling of the products of thetwo sets of printing mechanism in web form. In one arrangetnent instead of conducting the web front the former 6 over the lower foldingroller 13'. as just described, the web is con ducted around the cutting-cylinder 11 which is divest-ed of its cutting-blades. an thence passes down to the former 7-,-bci conducted over a guide-roller 51 to the rol ets 9 at the apex of the former 73 between which it passes with the web from the former 7. In lieu of this arrangement the web 49 mav pass from the'cylinder l t'around a tape- I roller 52, which carries the tapes l6 directlv to the cylinder 10, passing between said c v indcr and the'tapes -16, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. l and 3. Still another arrangement consists in conducting the web 49 from the rollels S at the apex of the former 6 over guidc-rollers 53 54, arran i at one side, to the rollers 9. as shown in t otted lines in Fig. 3. or over a third guide-roller 55 to the c vlinder 12. as shown in full lines in Fi 3. The roller 55 is preferably one of the rollers which carry the tapes 1;). The arrangement just described avoids conductin the web through a part of the collecting mechanism on the upper set of .rinting mechanism.

All of t to arran 'emen'ts illustrated'in Fig. 3 avoid the use of tapes for conducting the web from the former 6 to the delivery appat the rigor 7, as illustrated partly in lines 'it sli htly different arrangement by which the we 49 after passing around the cylinder 1'. and over the cutting-cylinder 11' is conducted over guide-rollers 56 57, arran ed at one side of the press, to the rollers 9 at t he a )e); of ottcd lg. 4, or is conducted over rollers 56 58 directly to the collecting apparatus of the former'l,assliowninlull linesin Fig. 4. This arrangement also avoids the use of tapes for conducting the web from the upper former'to the deliver mechanism of the lowerformer. .It will 0 course be understood that when ever the products of a plurality of sets'of printingmecha'nism are delivered together the two sets of printing mechanism are connccted to run a nchronously, as hereinbefore described. an that they are disconnected .when the sets of delivery apparatusare 0 crated independently-ofieach other. ,It wi .be understood further, that while I have shown onlytwo sets of printing mechanism andtwr sets of deliveryapparatus any desirednum, ber may he provided and operated, as.described. j r ,1. Q i That whichI claim as m invention, a desirc to secure by Letters atent, I. In a delivery appai atus for prin t resses, the combination with a plurality-of. ongitudinal' folders 'arranged one above an other of a pluralit of transverse-fold" de-' vices, and means or assembling shoots am said folding devices after the have been folded transversely, substanttallyQas described.

2. In a delivery apparatus for printingresses, the combination with a plurality of ongitudinal folders arranged one above another of a plurality of transverse-folding devices, means for assembling sheets from said "folding devices after thev rave been folded transvcrselv, and means or imparting an additional fold tosaid assembled sheets, sub? stantially as described. 3. In a delivery app "ms for printing presses, the combination of a plurality ano gitudinal folders arranged one above another, transverse foldi mechanism, means foreither assemblings eetsfrom said transversefolding mechanism after theyhavebecnfolded transversely or forassemblinglongitudinally folded webs before foldin themtransversely; substantial! as describe 4. In a elivery apparatus for printing? presses, the combination of a plnralitx of sets I M of printing mechanism; a set of delivery a paratus for each of said sets of printing m, anisin, each of said sets of delivery a p'atih ba being adapted to separately dclivcr e pr'pdnot of the set of printing mechanism truth which it iscopnected each ofsaid oti'ii" livery' 'aCLlp ratiis comprising (tits ting an olding mechanism, a second folding rte device cooperating with each of said sets of i ing the product of one of ssid sets of delivery $5 delivery apparatus for foldin the sheets again'after t eiy have received t 1e first transverse fold, an means for assembling sheets 5 from said sets of delivery apparatus before receiving the second fold and efter they have received the first transverse fold, substantially as described.

' 5. In a delivcryapparatus for printing- 1 presses, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one .above. another, means'l'or connecting and disconnecting said sets of printin mechanism so that they may be run toget er or independently, a set of delivery apparatus for each of said sets of rioting mechanism, each of said sets. of de ivory a'p aratus comprising mechanism for severing the web transversely and for im arting the first transverse fold 2o thereto, and means for associating the sheets from one of said sets of delivery up eratus with those of another of said sets of elivery apparatus after they have received. a transverse fold, substantially as described. 5

a plurality of sets of printing mechanism orranged one above another, means for running sai sets of printing mechanism separately or together, means for folding the webs of said printing mechanisms longitudinally, trans verse-folding mechanism for each set of printing mechanism, means for essociatin trans:

verscly-folded sheets from one of sei transverse-foldin mechanisms with those of another of s'ai transverse-folding mechanisms, wand means forconductin a web from one of 1' said sets of rintin mec anism, after it has been folded on itu inell ,to and associating H the s ine with t 1c web 0 another of said sets :40 of prmtm mechanism, means for cutting the associate webs into sheets and folding said Sheets transversely.

7. In a printingpress, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, a 4 5 set of delivery a paratus for each of said sets of printin apparatus aving transverse-foldingmechanism, means for running said sets of printing mechanism together or separately, means for delivering the product oi each of said sets of printing mechanism independentl and means for conducting sheets, after oldin them transversely, from one of said sets 0 delivery apparatus to the other, substan-' 5 5 tially as described.

8. In a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another, means for driving sai sets of printing mechanism synchro- 0 nously, a, set of delivery apparatus UIlIlQCt ad with each of said of printing mechanism, means for delivering the product of each of said sets of printing mechanism independently of the other, mechanism for conduct- 6. In a printing-press, the combination of' mec anism, each set of delivery vcrsely, substantially as described.

apparatus to another set of delivery a parstus after it-has received a transverse old, and e switch for controlli the operation of said delivery apparatus, s ifiistantielly as described. v

9. In a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, means for driving sold sets of printing mechanism independently or to ether, a set of deh liveryapparatus for each 0 said sets of print: 7 5 ing mechanism, and associating mechanism, arranged to be operated to associate the prod nets of said sets, of rinting mechanism either before or after .t ey receive the first transverse fold, substantially as described.

10. In a printingress, the combination of a plurality of sets 0 printing mechanism arra ed one shove another, means for driving sai sets of printin mechanism separetely'or together, meet 0 deliver apparatus connected with each of sdi sets] of printing mechanism, means for either conductin the web from one of saidsets of printingmec anism to and associating it with the web of another of said sets of rinting mechanism and aftcrward'cutting the associated webs into sheets or for-associating separate sheets from one 0 said sets of printing mechani sr'nwith those of another of said sets oflprinting mechanism, substantially as descri ed.

11. The combination with printin mechanism, of a-plurelity of delivery, mcc anisms arranged one above another, each of said delivery meohanisms having transverse-folding devices, cnd'meens 0 rating in connection loo therewith for delivering sheets therefrom, means for assembling sheets from said fold ing devices after they have been folded trans versely, and means for im arting an additional fold to the assembler sheets, substan- 1o 5 tially as described. r

12. In a. delivery apparatus for printingpresses, the combination of a plurality of lonitudinal folders, a plurality of transverseolding mechanisms, and means for either as- I no semblmg sheets from said transvcrscdolding mechanisms after they have been folder transversely, or for assembling longitudiholly-folded webs before folding them trans- 1 5 13. In a delivery apparatus the combinetion of a plurality of folding evices for i1narting the first fold to sheets after they have men severed from the web means for supplying sheets to said folding devices, and means :20 for conducting folded sheets from one of said folding devices to and associating them with folded sheets from the other folr ing device, and then again foldin the associated sheets, substantially as descri ed.

14. The combination with a plurality of sets of printing mechanism arranged one above another, of a plurality of transverse folding devices, separate means operating in connection with each of said transverse-folding devices for delivering sheets therefrom, means for assembling sheets from said folding devices after they ha ve been folded transversely, and means for im )arting an additional fold to the assembled sheets, substantially as dcscrilmd.

15. In a printing-press, the combinat ion of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, mechanism 0 ierating in connection wit it each of said sets 0 printing mechanism for folding sheets after they have been severed from the web, and means for comlueting folded sheets from one of said folding mechanisms to the ther folding mechanism and there imparting to them an additional fold, substantially as describet 1G. in a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, mechanism o ierating in connection with each of said sets o printing mechanism for folding sheets after they have been severed from the web, and means for conducting folded sheets from one of said folding mechanisms to the other folding mechanism, and there folding them with sheets from the other set of printing mechanism, substantially as described. 17. In a delivery apparatus, the combination of a plurality of folding devices for imarting the first fold to sheets after the have beenscvered from the web, means for riving said folding devices separately or to el-her, and means operating in connection \Yifil each of said folding devices for separately tl(ll\ '(-I ing sheets or for assemblim and folding toget her sheets from said f'oh ing devices, substantially as described.

18. In a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, means for running said sets of printing mechanism separately or together, transverse-folding mechanism for each set of printing mechanism, means for associating transverselyfolded sheets from one of said t ransverse-folding mechanisms with those of another of said transverse-folding mechanisms,and means for condmztinp a areb from one of said sets of printing mechanism to and. associating it with the web of another of said sets of printing mechanism, substantially as described.

1!). .In a printing-press, the tannbination of a plurality of sets of printinp mechanism, means for running said sets of printin 'meehanism separately or together, means for folding the webs of said printing mechanisms longitudina-lfy, transverseJolding -mechanism for each set of printing mechanism means for associating transverselyfolded sheets from one of said transverse-folding mechanisms with those of another of said transversefolding mechanisms, and means for conducting a web from one of said sets of rinting mechanism, after it has been folded ongitudinally, to and associating the same with the web of another of said sets of printing mechanism, means for cutting the associated webs into sheets and folding said sheets transverseiy.

20. In a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanism, means for driving said sets of printing mechanism se a-rately or together, a pluralit of sets of de ivery apparatus, each having transverse-folding mechanism, means for conducting a web from one of said sets of printin mechanism to and associating the same wit 1 the web of another of said sets of rinting mechanism or for conducting the we a from the different sets of printing mechanism to different sets of delivery ap aratus and soparatelysovoring them into s ieets and folding the sheets transversely, and afterward associating transversely-folded sheets from said sets of delivery apparatus, substantially as described. i

21. In a delivery apparatus for printingpresses, the combination of a plurality of lonitudinal folders, a plurality of transversefolding mechanisms, and means for either assembling folded sheets from said transversefoldnig mechanisms after they have been folded transversely or for assembling lon itudinally-folded webs, substantially as scribed.

' 22. In a delivery apparatus for printingpresses, the combination of aplurality of sets of printing nnwhanism, means for connecting and disconnecting said sets of printing mechanism'so that they may be run together or independently, a set of delivery apparatus for each of said sets of printing mechanism, each of said sets of delivery apparatus comprising mechanism for severing the web transversely and for imparting the first transverse fold thereto, and means for associating the sitcom from one of said sets of delivery a vparatns with those of anoilier of said sets ol delivery apparatus after they have received the first transverse fold, substantially as described.

23. in a n'inting-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing lneclnlniiilii, means for driving said sets of printing mechanism synchronously, asct of delivery apparatus connected witlieach of said sets of printing mechanism, means fordolivoring theprodnet of each of said sets of printing mechanism independently of the other, mechanism for conducting the. product of one of said sets of delivery apparatus to another set of de livery apparatus after they have received the first transverse fold, and a switch for controlling the operation of said delivery apparatus,

substantially as described.

24. In a printing-press, the combination of a plurality of sets of printing mechanis means f or driving said sets of printing moo? anism separately 01 together, a set of (12- 25. Inaprinting-press .the combination of livery apparatus connected with each of said printing mechanism arranged to fprint a plusets of printing mechanism, means for either rality of products, a plurality 0 sets of deeondocting the web from one of said sets of livery apparatus, and associating mechanism printing mechanism to and associating it arranged to be operated to associate said receive with the web of another of said sets of rintproducts either-before or after thi ing mechanism and afterward cutting t 1e asthe first transverse fold, substantiaiiy'as de sociated webs into sheets, or for associating scribed. separate sheets from one of said sets of print- 3 SAMUEL G. GOSS. ing mechanism with those of another of said V sets of printing mechanism, substantially as described.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, JonN L. JACKSON. 

